EDUCATION + SCHOOLS

School bus collides with semi-truck in Cache County

Aug 20, 2021, 3:45 PM | Updated: 4:04 pm

A school bus carrying roughly 24 students collided with a semi-truck on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 in Ca...

A school bus carrying roughly 24 students collided with a semi-truck on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 in Cache County. One male student was transported to the hospital for minor injuries. Courtesy credit: Kaycee Turner

CACHE COUNTY, Utah — A bus from Cache County School District collided with a semi-truck near 100 North Highway 91 in Smithfield on Friday afternoon.

According to Tim Smith of the Cache County School District, the bus was transporting roughly 24 students from Green Canyon High School to their homes in Newton.

The bus was hit in the front right corner. No one was sitting there at the time.

One male student was transported to the hospital as a precaution. His injuries are considered to be minor.

Both drivers are cooperating with the Utah Highway Patrol in the investigation.

More on this story as additional information becomes available.

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